How Japanese ACTUALLY Insult Each Other

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    In this video, I'll teach you how to insult in Japanese, using casual and rude Japanese and also using words like baka or aho.
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  • @KokuouNoShinobi
    @KokuouNoShinobi 4 роки тому +4488

    So an average Japanese insult would be: "Your garden is overgrown and your cucumbers are soft!"

    • @killermetal10
      @killermetal10 4 роки тому +192

      KokuouNoShinobi D:

    • @Simkets
      @Simkets 4 роки тому +334

      Calm down!!! Jeez!! D:

    • @kevintrang3007
      @kevintrang3007 4 роки тому +490

      Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries!

    • @deliriouspuppet
      @deliriouspuppet 4 роки тому +337

      So basically the Japanese are the Canadians of the east?

    • @visamalog
      @visamalog 4 роки тому +58

      I felt insulted

  • @reguluspastor
    @reguluspastor 4 роки тому +3409

    "WARNING: This video contains explicit language, uncensored"
    _[proceeds to say "get off" 1,873 times]_

    • @Broockle
      @Broockle 4 роки тому +58

      I thought he'd get off at some point during the video

    • @btonyh5878
      @btonyh5878 4 роки тому +5

      @Anonymous User That's not how he used it at all.

    • @asimashan2286
      @asimashan2286 4 роки тому +23

      You should see the smile on his face when he said "mothafucka"

    • @btonyh5878
      @btonyh5878 4 роки тому +5

      @Anonymous User He was literally talking to 'get off' as in to exit a transport. Did you think that the phrase only had the pejorative meaning? What do you mean by 'How else?'? Were you unaware of the literal use?

    • @Prizzlesticks
      @Prizzlesticks 3 роки тому +7

      Wow, so many people in the replies can't take a joke. I know the dictionary redefined literal recently, but do y'all have to literally take things so literally?

  • @zaidkidwai7831
    @zaidkidwai7831 4 роки тому +3811

    Everyone gangsta till the imperative form is released

  • @rx-heaven8934
    @rx-heaven8934 4 роки тому +689

    Talking about ‘getting off’ sounds rude enough.

    • @Rendium_Adendum
      @Rendium_Adendum 4 роки тому +59

      In British, probably.
      The whole anata example also made me think about how the British become even more polite when they mean to be insulting. It's just the tone that really says it all.

    • @darrellacuin5211
      @darrellacuin5211 4 роки тому +14

      i see what you did there.

  • @kaizen_A
    @kaizen_A 5 років тому +5621

    Japanese don't disrespect others
    They just respect them less 😂👍

    • @GuillaumeDrolet
      @GuillaumeDrolet 5 років тому +196

      that's so true haha "we don't use you (anata) because it's too invasive" ..man, that's special when you think about it

    • @oisakatoya5575
      @oisakatoya5575 5 років тому +34

      more like "dont care" kinda things for most of the Japanese people and some other idiots are the same as the rest of the world, i would say.

    • @nampriest
      @nampriest 5 років тому +1

      AB Salami XD

    • @tonystark341
      @tonystark341 5 років тому +2

      😂😂😂

    • @killedbyLife
      @killedbyLife 5 років тому +44

      Apparently the genocide on the Chinese was due to a grammatical misuse.

  • @RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77
    @RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77 5 років тому +1514

    my favorite Japanese insult is 死に損ない, which means something like "old geezer" but literally means someone who's failed to die.

    • @mykedavis5444
      @mykedavis5444 5 років тому +200

      That"s actually pretty brutal !

    • @RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77
      @RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77 4 роки тому +73

      @@nickparkyn3561 Well, you could also use it for, like, a failed suicide.

    • @animefan4297
      @animefan4297 3 роки тому +24

      @@mykedavis5444 in my opinion this is really funny. Uff

    • @brokuyasunijicool6785
      @brokuyasunijicool6785 3 роки тому +8

      Jiji

    • @RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77
      @RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77 3 роки тому +13

      @@brokuyasunijicool6785 I mean yeah, you could use that too, but it's just a riff on "grandpa."

  • @ZEtk87
    @ZEtk87 4 роки тому +548

    How to be insulting: Just talk like a anime character

    • @alexchan8156
      @alexchan8156 3 роки тому +17

      Boke

    • @YGOHermit
      @YGOHermit 3 роки тому +21

      Ningen-yaro , teme!!

    • @naeemrmaity5760
      @naeemrmaity5760 3 роки тому +7

      Yare yare

    • @m.k.7087
      @m.k.7087 3 роки тому +16

      Yeah I’m pretty sure the way they speak especially when it’s young shitheads is cruder than what the subtitles lead you to believe.

    • @majinbros9971
      @majinbros9971 3 роки тому +12

      kisamaaa.. 🖕😡

  • @codyhodson7321
    @codyhodson7321 4 роки тому +615

    Wondering if Yuta knows the English connotation behind “get off”.

  • @AdamMichalMarkowski
    @AdamMichalMarkowski 5 років тому +788

    How Japanese insult each other? Probably something like: "I bet your table manners are awful" or "You come back from work early"

    • @thorbergson
      @thorbergson 5 років тому +93

      That last one is savage. No Japanese ever would want to hear that)))

    • @headphonic8
      @headphonic8 5 років тому +26

      they tell each other to go die or kill themselves. it's pretty harsh

    • @certifiedbruh2180
      @certifiedbruh2180 4 роки тому +21

      @@headphonic8 Go do Seppuku

    • @anderskock3848
      @anderskock3848 4 роки тому +45

      You take that back, or I just might "forget" to take off my shoes when entering your house, and only give you a modest apology afterwards!!

    • @Hakajin
      @Hakajin 4 роки тому +4

      "Kuuki o yomenai"
      "Can't read the air," or, in English, awkward or insensitive.

  • @yassinealaoui5388
    @yassinealaoui5388 5 років тому +2238

    me: you are really getting on my nerve .
    someone : what are you going to do ?
    me: OH OH OH you don't want me to use the imperative form !

    • @NorNor-dr5hb
      @NorNor-dr5hb 5 років тому +19

      XD

    • @ikazuchi-san5772
      @ikazuchi-san5772 4 роки тому +134

      This isnt even my final form hahahahhaah

    • @hybridjunkie
      @hybridjunkie 4 роки тому +57

      @@NorNor-dr5hb im sweating.. The cliffhanger is killing me

    • @lala-kc3br
      @lala-kc3br 4 роки тому +13

      @@hybridjunkie i'm already dead

    • @jenessaannrose
      @jenessaannrose 4 роки тому +5

      Yassine Alaoui HAHAHAHA

  • @Eiko...
    @Eiko... 4 роки тому +599

    I feel like Yuta was sitting next to someone annoying on the train the day he recorded this.

    • @vladivanov5500
      @vladivanov5500 4 роки тому +47

      It was brutal, man. He said to him おはいよございます, except, if you'll excuse my language... without the ございます.
      Not content with that level of thuggery, he then proceeded to back up, take a bow and say right to his feet "すまん。"

    • @belcomet27
      @belcomet27 3 роки тому +9

      Vlad Ivanov 草

    • @keebu5548
      @keebu5548 3 роки тому +2

      Hitoshi 69 草

    • @noface8767
      @noface8767 3 роки тому +3

      Da Raru Grass

    • @dycedargselderbrother5353
      @dycedargselderbrother5353 3 роки тому

      wwww

  • @custos3249
    @custos3249 4 роки тому +259

    Never thought I'd ever watch a Japanese dude talk at length about how he gets off

  • @chealsydirecto3393
    @chealsydirecto3393 5 років тому +1006

    All the rude versions of “you” is what they all use in anime. Imagine only knowing Japanese in anime and you say all the rude words to a Japanese person.
    I N T E R E S T I N G

    • @RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77
      @RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77 5 років тому +74

      Some of them, like "omae," you might well use to friends, your spouse, etc.

    • @RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77
      @RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77 4 роки тому +96

      @@mutuallysustainedhateboner1426 Kimi might be used with a romantic partner, but is also commonly used by older men speaking to subordinates, students, etc. Not necessarily rude, not necessarily polite.

    • @MarieAntoinetteBestQueen
      @MarieAntoinetteBestQueen 4 роки тому +55

      Poor mainstream Japanese would wonder why you're so rude to them. The otakus would know

    • @KeripiK_CTMM
      @KeripiK_CTMM 4 роки тому +44

      "temee..."
      "yarou..."

    • @DanielGalimidi
      @DanielGalimidi 4 роки тому +53

      Most main characters in anime seem to be some sort of teenage delinquent or other, that must be why they use the rude forms so much.

  • @Nanogrip
    @Nanogrip 5 років тому +2945

    Most insults in Japan are:
    "You're always late for work"
    "You're never on time"
    "You have bad grades"
    "Your tie is always crooked"
    "Your phone is from 1999"
    "Your ramen is always soggy"
    👍

    • @HandlebarOrionX
      @HandlebarOrionX 5 років тому +30

      Would saying "oriro anata baka" be improper japanese grammar?

    • @averylee5904
      @averylee5904 5 років тому +97

      @@HandlebarOrionX Yes, not correct at all. If you want to say something like "you idiot", the way to do it seems to be "kono baka", "this idiot". So, "oriro, kono baka". 降りろこのバカ。

    • @deadlyraver4454
      @deadlyraver4454 5 років тому +166

      lol. They would be trying to insult me and I would be answering it like,
      "True"
      "true"
      "not always"
      "that isn't a tie."
      "if it ain't broke.........."
      "That is a personal matter and I'll thank you to stay out of it."
      The Japanese would probably think I'm the weird one.

    • @DS-xk6yr
      @DS-xk6yr 5 років тому +14

      And, perhaps "You only tried to get it perfect 99.99%"?

    • @c-lao
      @c-lao 5 років тому +11

      You Yankee dankee doodle peice of shite

  • @Remni11
    @Remni11 4 роки тому +605

    me: uses imperative form unknowingly
    japanese people: so you have chosen death

    • @OrangeC7
      @OrangeC7 3 роки тому +6

      死は、選ぶ。

    • @Blazeww
      @Blazeww 3 роки тому

      @@OrangeC7
      ?

    • @straysheep4467
      @straysheep4467 Рік тому

      @@Blazeww It's "You've chosen death" in Japanese, basically.

  • @RatoArmado
    @RatoArmado 4 роки тому +646

    us: aight im boutta head out
    jp: oriru

    • @lain-ih6jj
      @lain-ih6jj 4 роки тому +12

      br: foda-se essa merda

    • @raventv9826
      @raventv9826 4 роки тому +3

      Aut: Passt, Slo,Hr: Hajde

    • @mukadewolf530
      @mukadewolf530 4 роки тому +6

      Ph : MAKA ALIS NA NGA .

    • @jjuni7617
      @jjuni7617 4 роки тому +2

      pl: dobra spierdalam

    • @yju5943
      @yju5943 4 роки тому +1

      Idn:pergi lah gua

  • @rijun14
    @rijun14 5 років тому +1333

    The best way to insult a Japanese person is to say you thought they were Korean.

    • @aahyes9068
      @aahyes9068 5 років тому +217

      Damn! That is harsh.

    • @helsiclife
      @helsiclife 5 років тому +271

      or Chinese

    • @megankassa3633
      @megankassa3633 5 років тому +60

      thats not an insult... in my opinion, thats just racist

    • @purplepuppy
      @purplepuppy 5 років тому +92

      actually this happens quite often when you speak with non-asains so we're used to it. it's just the same as asains not being able to distinguish europeans at all.

    • @Mangetsallmans
      @Mangetsallmans 5 років тому +82

      @@megankassa3633 how is it racist you idiot

  • @acslater017
    @acslater017 5 років тому +681

    “You’re first to leave the office”
    “You take time off work”
    “You’re loud”
    “You dirty the bath water”
    “You” (informal)

    • @e.hanker193
      @e.hanker193 5 років тому +2

      @@deus_ex_machina_ R/wØøØSh

    • @deus_ex_machina_
      @deus_ex_machina_ 5 років тому +6

      @@e.hanker193 I can't tell if you didn't click 'read more' or you're just playing along. I choose to believe the latter.

    • @strawbunnymilk81
      @strawbunnymilk81 4 роки тому +20

      @@deus_ex_machina_ Baths for japanese people are mainly used for relaxation. Not necessarily to get clean. The bath water is usually reused for each person as well and so it would be gross to get in while dirty and force someone else to use your dirty water. That's why you need to hose off beforehand.

    • @enzoqueijao
      @enzoqueijao 4 роки тому

      @@deus_ex_machina_ r/woosh

    • @atvanatolie7349
      @atvanatolie7349 4 роки тому +2

      Damn guy, you heart my feelings!

  • @elinao
    @elinao 5 років тому +661

    I learned pretty quickly not to use casual japanese. the reaction was like I had just urinated in the kitchen sink.

    • @Bumshovel
      @Bumshovel 4 роки тому +3

      What do you mean?

    • @Kurostyle21
      @Kurostyle21 4 роки тому +231

      @@Bumshovel Secreting urine through the urethra into a kitchen sink

    • @MHGenesis
      @MHGenesis 4 роки тому +141

      Yeah, everyone knows that you should use the bathroom sink only.

    • @lara_spithfire
      @lara_spithfire 4 роки тому +37

      @Kurostyle21 Thank you for the detailed explanation 😂

    • @red2theelectricboogaloo961
      @red2theelectricboogaloo961 4 роки тому +9

      @@MHGenesis everybody knows that i mean come on

  • @V0r4xiz
    @V0r4xiz 5 років тому +417

    I love how his face lights up when he lists English swear words :D

    • @SRBOMBONICA86
      @SRBOMBONICA86 3 роки тому +30

      Aww he seemed really proud lol

    • @MadMax22
      @MadMax22 3 роки тому +10

      gotta let that rage out

    • @chuuchuu4018
      @chuuchuu4018 3 роки тому +2

      IKKK ITS SO ADORABLE

  • @HyperManic1000
    @HyperManic1000 5 років тому +1467

    ...But you can actually be more rude than this...
    You use... the IMPERATIVE FORM!
    DUN DUN DUUUUUN!

    • @RedMasking
      @RedMasking 5 років тому +20

      U killed me xD

    • @Max_Le_Groom
      @Max_Le_Groom 5 років тому +56

      Is this some sort of linguistics joke I'm too dumb to understand?

    • @germanpenn
      @germanpenn 5 років тому +5

      [triggered]

    • @bjornthorsson4921
      @bjornthorsson4921 5 років тому +72

      @@Max_Le_Groom in Japanese,there are various ways to ask politely for someone to do something. But when you use the imperative form,thats for very blunt and direct commands t usually signify that you are above or see the person as an inferior one. So only bosses or higher autorities may use this form. If you use it with a regular person,it can be very VERY rude.

    • @Max_Le_Groom
      @Max_Le_Groom 5 років тому +9

      @@bjornthorsson4921
      Thanks

  • @aisansilva6228
    @aisansilva6228 5 років тому +944

    Just remembered the beginning of Hunter X Hunter where Kurapika was attacking Leorio by not adding the honorific "-san" to his name and how it made him mad.

    • @grrumakemeangry
      @grrumakemeangry 5 років тому +9

      lol

    • @Max_Le_Groom
      @Max_Le_Groom 5 років тому +8

      What does 'kun' mean?

    • @typhoonzebra
      @typhoonzebra 5 років тому +119

      @@Max_Le_Groom Usually a boy who's younger than you. If they actually are younger than you, it's endearing, but if they're your age or older, it's generally an insult... Unless you're friends... Or in the same year at school.

    • @melonfox6807
      @melonfox6807 5 років тому +2

      bwahahaha hell yeah

    • @thereallollifeoflegacy7524
      @thereallollifeoflegacy7524 4 роки тому +31

      That's MISTER Leorio to you!

  • @fladmuse7129
    @fladmuse7129 4 роки тому +333

    "omae wa mou shindeiru"
    Didn't know he was being rude when he killed him🤔

    • @ash-tv3bu
      @ash-tv3bu 4 роки тому +191

      i do feel like murder is rather impolite

    • @danktoasties8488
      @danktoasties8488 4 роки тому +19

      @@ash-tv3bu Lmao, sounds about right

    • @thatskyvern
      @thatskyvern 4 роки тому

      shut up

    • @fladmuse7129
      @fladmuse7129 4 роки тому +17

      @@thatskyvern Go fuck yourself

    • @thatskyvern
      @thatskyvern 4 роки тому

      @@fladmuse7129no u , u weeb

  • @mitchtvdsu4275
    @mitchtvdsu4275 4 роки тому +48

    This man really went from a G rating to an R rating in 2 seconds. What a legend.

  • @awsmstevie
    @awsmstevie 5 років тому +2297

    when he said “get off” the first time, i thought he meant something totally different...

    • @AJRWilde
      @AJRWilde 5 років тому +29

      ya me too

    • @SNinjaQK
      @SNinjaQK 5 років тому +181

      you wanker!

    • @moretimeproductions
      @moretimeproductions 5 років тому +12

      Hihi, reminded me of that Prince song

    •  5 років тому +18

      First time I thought he referred to 'piss off'.

    • @Jessica_25
      @Jessica_25 5 років тому +79

      He probably should have said “disembark”.

  • @mangoandeddie
    @mangoandeddie 5 років тому +2036

    If someone says baka to me in Japan I would never take it seriously because I've heard it so many times in anime 😂😂

    • @cheapalopod8563
      @cheapalopod8563 5 років тому +196

      O-chin-chin 🍄

    • @atsukorichards1675
      @atsukorichards1675 5 років тому +123

      Eddie Cheung, Baka (ばか) and aho (あほ) can be really used in a friendly and even affectionate way. But it depends on the situations.

    • @YoutubeITA
      @YoutubeITA 5 років тому +62

      baka baka *fucks*

    • @thelthrythquezada8397
      @thelthrythquezada8397 5 років тому +11

      Eddie Cheung mean cow to me

    • @saranikolovska540
      @saranikolovska540 5 років тому +1

      AHAHHAHAHAHAH samee XDDD

  • @edgargoncas7
    @edgargoncas7 5 років тому +130

    So, Japanese cursing game is weak af.
    No, but in all honesty, isn't all of that passive aggressiveness kinda wearing for a society?

    • @JayAreAitch
      @JayAreAitch 4 роки тому +13

      Maybe the constant indirect communication and deference to hierarchy isn't good for men's mental health. Just maybe.

    • @MadMax22
      @MadMax22 3 роки тому +16

      Yea it’s gonna show in some kinds of ways. But so is the nonstop barrage of punchy insults we have in america.

    • @Mikosha97
      @Mikosha97 3 роки тому +2

      @@MadMax22 well at least after them you can casually sit a drink something xd

  • @djkoz78
    @djkoz78 5 років тому +351

    If you ask someone in the west do you get off? Means something totally different.

    • @yiancchik
      @yiancchik 4 роки тому +25

      yeahh..

    • @CockmageLVL99
      @CockmageLVL99 4 роки тому +23

      fuck yeah

    • @solidxangryjoer4233
      @solidxangryjoer4233 4 роки тому +12

      In the west? It doesn't make sense at all, it depends on the language, the circumstances ect...

    • @memestopicxd7649
      @memestopicxd7649 4 роки тому +3

      Wait. What does it mean

    • @red2theelectricboogaloo961
      @red2theelectricboogaloo961 4 роки тому +36

      @@memestopicxd7649 "to get off", in colloquial english terms, is an informal way to describe ejaculation, orgasm, or generalized sexual pleasure. it's kind of like the japanese expression "flying away".

  • @gu4650
    @gu4650 5 років тому +331

    yuta's unleashed his inner demon

    • @rcookie5128
      @rcookie5128 5 років тому +5

      Oriro baka! *smirk* :D

  • @mikicerise6250
    @mikicerise6250 5 років тому +827

    In Spain, a subtle way to 'insult' someone without swearing at them is actually the reverse of Japanese - to speak to someone formally who you would normally speak to informally, or especially to reply to someone formally who addressed you informally. Here the informal is seen as familiar and friendly, and to respond formally to an informal greeting is like a slap in the face, like saying "hey - you are not my friend, don't presume to be so close to me." So here it can actually be more insulting to be polite.
    We often joke ironically about this too. The other day I was in a local café and a woman came in behind me to order some coffee, and she addressed the barista formally. The barista was so surprised she laughed and addressed the client even *more* formally and everybody laughed. The client laughed and apologised, explaining that she works in customer service and spends all day issuing formal greetings, so it's a force of habit. So then I addressed the barista even more formally and everyone laughed again. So you can imagine... here in Spain you actually might apologise to someone for addressing them too formally, because it can be seen as pretentious or putting too much distance between yourself and the other person. Also middle aged people often do not like it when young people address them formally, because it makes them feel old, and it is common for them to be offended by it. ;)

    • @solarsmile9990
      @solarsmile9990 5 років тому +48

      Miki Cerise Same in English and German, probably something whole Europe has in common :D

    • @mikicerise6250
      @mikicerise6250 5 років тому +83

      Kelthire No. It's not a sarcastic, affected formalism. It's a genuine formalism, because you genuinely don't want the other person 'near' you.
      I think the interesting thing is in Asia formal speech has become most strongly identified with honour and respect, whereas in Europe it has come to denote mainly distance and aloofness, although there elements of both in both places. Even so, Spain is probably the least formal country in Europe.

    • @maniacal_engineer
      @maniacal_engineer 5 років тому +12

      This is why "kisama" is an insult - the Ki means nobility. Also you can put "-tono" as a suffix and that is pretty over the top

    • @mikicerise6250
      @mikicerise6250 5 років тому +12

      I take it you're American, Kelthire? ;)

    • @Kick0a0cat
      @Kick0a0cat 5 років тому +20

      Solar Smile I don't completely agree in British English and German. It's definitely insulting to answer formally towards an informal question, but when you talk to a barista - depending on the dialect and location of course - I think it would be generally viewed as weird to be "too friendly". In Germany most old people (like really old :D) do not like being addressed informally, but that also depends on a lot of factors. In Berlin or Bavaria people seem to be more informal, but in northern Germany, you'd better be a little too polite. But as long as you are nice, people usually won't be offended that easily :)
      Everyone likes a smile, even Germans :D

  • @mikul9204
    @mikul9204 4 роки тому +346

    No one:
    Anime characters: Kisama...

    • @niismo.
      @niismo. 3 роки тому +32

      Teeme is extremely common aswell

    • @flop3869
      @flop3869 3 роки тому +15

      @@niismo. all I know Teeme is used commonly on JOJO and used rarely on other anime, at least the anime I watch :/ (english is not my first language ;-:)

    • @kokomrade2541
      @kokomrade2541 3 роки тому +8

      @@flop3869 Have you ever heard of pekora?

    • @octobsession3061
      @octobsession3061 3 роки тому +8

      YAROO, DIO!

    • @ColderPls
      @ColderPls 3 роки тому

      @@kokomrade2541 Ora temee!

  • @jiu9x9uij
    @jiu9x9uij 3 роки тому +21

    "This video contains explicit language, uncensored"
    And then you finish the video realizing the only words in this video that need censoring are English and Spanish lol

  • @stargazer162
    @stargazer162 5 років тому +506

    So, basically to insult in japanese you have to speak like an anime character.

    • @silentbook4468
      @silentbook4468 5 років тому +88

      Weebs should be masters in that then.

    • @PrinzAquatic
      @PrinzAquatic 5 років тому +60

      MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA

    • @M_JackOfAllTrades
      @M_JackOfAllTrades 5 років тому +47

      Basically. But not just any of them. Usually the main protagonist of shounen manga or anime is a safe choice, their language tends to be sooo insulting! xD

    • @EternallApprentace
      @EternallApprentace 5 років тому

      @@PrinzAquatic

    • @daguido742
      @daguido742 5 років тому +1

      @@M_JackOfAllTrades just talk like Kazuma

  • @chounoki
    @chounoki 5 років тому +386

    There is zero damage power in these insults.

    • @jolinarcze
      @jolinarcze 5 років тому +32

      well, there is literally zero damage power in any insults ever, since the person the insult is aimed at, is fully responsible for the reaction, very much not the other way around, sooooo....

    • @MegaPompoen
      @MegaPompoen 5 років тому +5

      Words are just the smallest bits of language that carry information and therefore does not carry the force needed to hurt someone

    • @long_tissue
      @long_tissue 5 років тому +20

      Words mean shit, the intention is the insult.

    • @saranikolovska540
      @saranikolovska540 5 років тому +4

      @@MegaPompoen Haven't you ever heard of verbal bullying? This is it, in some way

    • @l4ndst4nder
      @l4ndst4nder 5 років тому +19

      One issue with American insults is that they are too generic that they may not be actually describing the situation. But in Japanese, there is a lot of flexibility to construct an insult for a specific situation. Then combined with the infrequent usage of insults in the culture, I’m willing to bet they are significantly more damaging to someone’s self esteem than a generic insult you see in America.

  • @thebeetalls
    @thebeetalls 4 роки тому +332

    3:55
    P1 "Oriru?(Do you get off?)"
    P2 "Hmm, not as often as I'd like."
    P1 ...
    P2 "Oh, you mean the train?"
    P1 -_-

    • @GodMaxDrinkerofTea
      @GodMaxDrinkerofTea 4 роки тому +14

      P3: *plays MASS DESTRUCTION full volume *

    • @chrishansen1842
      @chrishansen1842 4 роки тому +5

      This reads like a Sora the Troll script

    • @GodMaxDrinkerofTea
      @GodMaxDrinkerofTea 4 роки тому +2

      @@chrishansen1842 and then, Weabboo Sora enters the room and makes fun of everyone because he said a Japanese word

    • @kawosdhdos
      @kawosdhdos 3 роки тому

      bro thats what i thought. i thought he was talking about jacking off

    • @rodrick1147
      @rodrick1147 3 роки тому +1

      LordMax P4: *grabs Tarot card*

  • @SevenSagesRO
    @SevenSagesRO 4 роки тому +25

    The greatest insult in Klingon is "Your mother has a smooth forehead"

  • @traderjoestotebag
    @traderjoestotebag 5 років тому +74

    Interestingly enough, insults derive from cultural taboos. Here in many parts of the west there are taboos around sex, homosexuality, bodily functions, religion etc. so our curse words are based on that. I guess the biggest taboo in Japan is breaking formality so here you go

  • @xcvsdxvsx
    @xcvsdxvsx 5 років тому +538

    This makes our curse words seem like blunt instruments next to surgical equipment.

    • @Crouton-
      @Crouton- 4 роки тому +58

      More like toothpicks, their cuss words are really soft compared to Mexican/American cuss words

    • @eyelandss
      @eyelandss 4 роки тому +12

      @@Crouton- the impact hits harder

    • @Crouton-
      @Crouton- 4 роки тому +2

      @@eyelandss I guess

    • @ms.chuisin7727
      @ms.chuisin7727 4 роки тому +41

      It's an insult that makes you look stupid if you got angry over it. High class insults doesn't need profanities.

    • @gorgefood9867
      @gorgefood9867 4 роки тому +11

      @@ms.chuisin7727
      As an American I actually like frankness. The politically correct insults can burn in hell like the corrupt politicians they're named after.

  • @xchargerOUx
    @xchargerOUx 3 роки тому +18

    In Native American language the word "Aho" means "Thank you". So I laughed at the thought of a Native American receiving a gift and telling a Japanese man he's stupid. LOL!

  • @chromex21
    @chromex21 4 роки тому +161

    That was pretty lame, I was hoping some Yakuza level shit and I just learned how to say "get off your car"

    • @mihirkamat504
      @mihirkamat504 4 роки тому +53

      just sprinkle some -yaro, kuso and some kurra (or korra, idk how to spell it in English). stop that -masu bullshit and call everyone omae. and there you have your Yakuza speak.

    • @MrXMysteriousX
      @MrXMysteriousX 4 роки тому +37

      Well every Yakuza has to start somewhere.

    • @daylenhigman8680
      @daylenhigman8680 3 роки тому +5

      @@mihirkamat504 that woud do it😂

    • @nikkir2386
      @nikkir2386 3 роки тому +5

      @@mihirkamat504 Lmao you just sumarized the whole 12 min in less than a paragraph 😂

  • @chiquinholoco
    @chiquinholoco 5 років тому +640

    I came here for the insults. I did not see insults. The polite Japanese stereotype still stands!

    • @edmilsoneletrica
      @edmilsoneletrica 5 років тому +203

      chatovocehein , one can be very insulting without using a single curse word. Have you ever meet a passive agressive person?

    • @GordonSlamsay
      @GordonSlamsay 5 років тому +9

      ラファエル true

    • @tsukigalleta
      @tsukigalleta 5 років тому +69

      What you don't get is the emotional meaning, which is more important than the literal meaning. For example, you can translate "あいつ" (aitsu) as "that asshole" depending on the context

    • @BedroomPianist
      @BedroomPianist 5 років тому +20

      I know this is a joke but for people who didn't get it, keep in mind that Japan is a different culture, and culture dictates everything about how people interact and respond to things.

    • @tsukigalleta
      @tsukigalleta 5 років тому +1

      Damn! I didn't get it was a joke! O.O But I have a really good excuse: I'm Spanish! :P

  • @HD-ct2un
    @HD-ct2un 5 років тому +142

    When I was in Japan 4 years ago I was at a supermarket with my japanese friend. I accidentally bumped into an old lady and my first reaction was to apologize so I said “ごめんね”. My Japanese friend was appalled. I knew as soon as I said it that I had basically bumped into this lady and rudely “apologized”.
    I sill consider it to be one of my biggest blunders.

    • @StrangerHappened
      @StrangerHappened 5 років тому +54

      It is truly funny since in English there are not many ways to phrase "Sorry" impolitely. Not unless people would all of a sudden expect "Madam, please excuse me for this inconvenience" or something.

    • @TMTLive
      @TMTLive 5 років тому +47

      If pronounced incorrectly a simple "sorry" can sound sarcastic and thus become an insult though, which can still be somewhat dangerous for English learners.

    • @carlosmurray4520
      @carlosmurray4520 5 років тому +67

      Wondering how to rudely apologize in English. I guess "I'm sorry, bitch!" should do it!

    • @kurtn4819
      @kurtn4819 5 років тому +12

      You said "Gomenneh", which is very "familiar". Should you have said "Sumimasen" instead?

    • @Wagoo
      @Wagoo 5 років тому +9

      For English rude “sorry” you can just say it in an acerbic sarcastic manner.. :)

  • @MidgarMerc
    @MidgarMerc 4 роки тому +21

    "You wouldn't hear any of these offline" *I've heard every single one from middle school students *

  • @Stephan5150
    @Stephan5150 4 роки тому +103

    Should we tell him that his grammar in "do you get off" and "when do you get off" makes it a sexual innuendo and frankly, is quite a personal question and none of his business lol...

    • @Laura-Yu
      @Laura-Yu 4 роки тому +6

      Stephan Doiron So I’m saying a sexual innuendo when I ask a friend when they get off work? Get your mind out of the gutter, it’s all about context

    • @weridplusho
      @weridplusho 4 роки тому +9

      @@Laura-Yu No, because you added the word "work" in your example. If you add a noun at the end, it changes the meaning to non-sexual, but if you just say "do you get off" it's implied to be sexual. In English, we don't usually say "Do you get off?" in normal speech; not without specifics.

    • @vladivanov5500
      @vladivanov5500 4 роки тому +5

      ​@@weridplusho In Britain it's not uncommon to ask 'when do you get off?' with obvious context, but certainly most natives would have made that connection when he said 'do you get off?' and him saying "I get off, you get off, they get off.."

    • @weridplusho
      @weridplusho 4 роки тому +1

      @@vladivanov5500 Good point. I forgot to mention 'When' is the qualifier that changes the meaning too. Haha, and yeah, but not before they thought something sexual I'm sure.

    • @ink1018
      @ink1018 4 роки тому

      is it supposed to be sexual cause i thought it was sexual the entire time?!?

  • @benjones2776
    @benjones2776 5 років тому +131

    Japanese insults have a real bullying in the playground vibe

    • @handgrenade5018
      @handgrenade5018 5 років тому +65

      society is just an advanced playground

    • @daguido742
      @daguido742 5 років тому +1

      @@handgrenade5018 god dammit thats so true😂

    • @TheChickenRiceBowl
      @TheChickenRiceBowl 5 років тому

      @@handgrenade5018 And isn't that just the most annoying shit?

  • @flipboy420
    @flipboy420 5 років тому +609

    Similar analogies for English would be how in certain circumstances and tone "Sir" "Ma'am" and "You" can be very insulting.

    • @LSD25
      @LSD25 5 років тому +178

      Southerners using politeness as insults is always fun.

    • @hlb979
      @hlb979 5 років тому +53

      now that you mention it, actually (italian here)if someone (maybe with the best intentions; it happens sometimes with customer service located outside the EU, that exibit a surprisingly good level of knowledge of italian) calls me "sir", with any tone, I'd instinctively and immediately think he is treating me like a total fool.... cultural differences can be scary, one must always assume the communication can be formally correct, but somehow not gathering the intended "feeling"....

    • @amphitheatre
      @amphitheatre 5 років тому +17

      haha i was just gonna say how southerners are the masters of this kind of insult

    • @qwertycal1707
      @qwertycal1707 5 років тому +37

      You lose! Good day, Sir!

    • @flipboy420
      @flipboy420 5 років тому +14

      Sir! Sir!! .... SIR!..... Calm down...

  • @1992ilikepie
    @1992ilikepie 3 роки тому +40

    The way he smiles when he says “motherfucker” and the other cuss words is like a grade school saying them for the first time! It was cute lol

  • @JamesTAbernathy
    @JamesTAbernathy 4 роки тому +64

    1:17 That little smile he makes after saying mf is so precious 🤩🤩

    • @nintenjabennie7917
      @nintenjabennie7917 4 роки тому +9

      Notice how there was a jump-cut right after, I bet he burst into laughter and they had to cut that out

    • @yomomz3921
      @yomomz3921 3 роки тому

      Makes me think there's a part of him that wouldn't mind a similar Japanese insult, that is quick, to the point, and absolutely unambiguous.
      But then again, maybe I'm just projecting.

  • @speedstriker
    @speedstriker 5 років тому +141

    So in other words, a Japanese argument would sound like two Confucian ru scholars trying their hardest to discredit the other without having to lower themselves to use more directly insulting words.

    • @user-uf8ih4fo9u
      @user-uf8ih4fo9u 5 років тому +1

      Hmm if you see two old japanese people fighting it might be a bit different tho lol

  • @whereeveritgoes
    @whereeveritgoes 5 років тому +245

    of course my mom had to enter the room at 1:12 ...

    • @tams805
      @tams805 5 років тому +36

      You told her to get off, didn't you?

    • @siratshi455
      @siratshi455 5 років тому +2

      R u alive

    • @dlz5709
      @dlz5709 5 років тому +3

      you should have told her temee oriro baka

  • @FlintKnap
    @FlintKnap 4 роки тому +31

    so Aussie: "are you a wanker?"
    Japanese: "Oriru"
    neat.

    • @phantomx6182
      @phantomx6182 3 роки тому +1

      Lol I read the first part in Heath Ledger's voice.

  • @wafflemangaming282
    @wafflemangaming282 2 роки тому +5

    1:13 the way he nailed the "bitch" pronunciation has me in tears

  • @tokyobites8406
    @tokyobites8406 5 років тому +74

    When my wife speaks 丁寧語 to me, I know I'm in trouble.

  • @momokolove
    @momokolove 5 років тому +331

    I'm ready to go to Japan after this one Video.

  • @SonicFanChic
    @SonicFanChic 4 роки тому +68

    When Yuta-san actually cussed, it surprised me ngl. _But then he cussed in Spanish and I--_

  • @RikthDcruze
    @RikthDcruze 3 роки тому +14

    Korean king: I ask you to leave, now!
    Japanese diplomat: Your spears are shorter than ours.
    😂😂😂😂

  • @WhyAreYouGhe
    @WhyAreYouGhe 5 років тому +175

    "that girl said I was annoying, behind my back"
    Japan: "what did I do to deserve such an insult?! "
    Anywhere else: "... I wonder if she likes me?"
    Oh Japan...

    • @darkshadowsx5949
      @darkshadowsx5949 5 років тому +23

      i certainly dont wonder if someone likes me if they say im annoying... they obviously dont.

    • @MarieAntoinetteBestQueen
      @MarieAntoinetteBestQueen 4 роки тому +11

      Unless they are tsunderes. If they are, they wouldn't just insult you, they'll even beat you up for no reason at all

  • @mikko3808
    @mikko3808 5 років тому +194

    I have friends in Finland and their last name is Aho, I hope they never come to Japan... :D

    • @megawarpig3401
      @megawarpig3401 5 років тому +4

      The problem is that ao means blue, so I’m sure as hell I’ll confuse those words.

    • @bassmaiasa1312
      @bassmaiasa1312 5 років тому +6

      Japanese have very subtle ears. If they hold a vowel for a fraction of a second longer, it totally changes the meaning.

    • @XFTFX
      @XFTFX 5 років тому +2

      MegaWarPig but Japanese people can notice "Ao" (blue) and "Aho" (idiot)

    • @jaakkohintsala2597
      @jaakkohintsala2597 5 років тому +7

      i think Esko Aho, ex-priminister here visited japan at some point

    • @user-zq7vi8lm4z
      @user-zq7vi8lm4z 5 років тому +19

      hajimemashite, aho desu. i can imagine the japanese would have a hard time to hold their laugh

  • @eleSDSU
    @eleSDSU 5 років тому +145

    TL;DR Japanese people don't have insulting insults.

  • @ovidiosakfree7537
    @ovidiosakfree7537 4 роки тому +23

    so, in japanese you can actually insult someone when you are trying to address such person in an affectionate way. Que gonorrea visaje.

  • @darkbolt333
    @darkbolt333 5 років тому +79

    1:18
    That smile on the mother****** though

    • @ElWeebDelBarri
      @ElWeebDelBarri 5 років тому +13

      That was actually cute hahaha Like he was excited to insult in english

  • @stanj85
    @stanj85 5 років тому +305

    I've added this video to my Favorites list. I'll need to refer back to it for... research...

  • @MonochromeRainbowz
    @MonochromeRainbowz 4 роки тому +32

    Hearing Yuta curse in English has made my day. 😂

  • @helenetrstrup4817
    @helenetrstrup4817 5 років тому +93

    Insults.... I've always found Japanese insults rather interesting. It's not really a matter of words, it's really more of an attitude xD
    Though my favorite insults will probably always be the British lol

    • @edgargoncas7
      @edgargoncas7 5 років тому +13

      Probably because of the language barrier, but Argentinians are on another fucking planet in terms of insults. Damn, they're creative!

    • @sayorihinohara1354
      @sayorihinohara1354 5 років тому +14

      lol, my favs are scottish ones THA WANKER CUT ME UFF THE FOOKING HOIGHWAY SO OI FOOKED HIS MUM

    • @sayorihinohara1354
      @sayorihinohara1354 4 роки тому

      @@comkioxd I-I don't understand i'm sorry

    • @sayorihinohara1354
      @sayorihinohara1354 4 роки тому +2

      @@comkioxd OH U WANNA GO. M8?

    • @marusdod3685
      @marusdod3685 4 роки тому +6

      @@sayorihinohara1354 Oi mate, do you have a loicense for that m8

  • @thesketchspace
    @thesketchspace 5 років тому +7

    How do these social rules apply to Japan's hip hop scene? Are there any guidelines to what two rappers battling each other can't insult each other about?

    • @goroakechi3593
      @goroakechi3593 5 років тому +3

      This is the best question in the comments

  • @nexu6517
    @nexu6517 5 років тому +230

    You know a culture is sophisticated when their insults have different levels, intensity and relies on social norms/hierarchy

    • @gorgefood9867
      @gorgefood9867 4 роки тому +23

      Or your culture lacks so much freedom that acting outside social norms is considered an insult.

    • @Gloomshadow100
      @Gloomshadow100 4 роки тому +9

      @@gorgefood9867 EXACTLY, its not sophistication is CONFORMITY

    • @fuzzywumble
      @fuzzywumble 4 роки тому +4

      @@Gloomshadow100 culture is conformity. For example, American culture values freedom, love, and McFlurries. Japanese values are different but we all conform at a similar level. I would argue the average Japanese person is very sophisticated compared to the average American.
      source: American

    • @iboo6868
      @iboo6868 4 роки тому +4

      @@fuzzywumble I totally disagree. A culture is where people share common values and conform to those values BUT the important difference is the level at which our values are. We value that we greet each other but only the greeting and not all the details surrounding the act. In Japan every detail is remembered and expected every single time and with so many details, conformity is no longer a good thing in my opinion. I believe that diversity is as important in a society and in Japan people are trying their best to not diversify, the best example of this thought is the saying: the nail that sticks out gets hammered down.
      I find the Japanese societal norms are way to much and that can be seen in the rebbeling youth. It is luckily slowly changing.

    • @sjappiyah4071
      @sjappiyah4071 4 роки тому

      Gorge Food Agreed

  • @NorNor-dr5hb
    @NorNor-dr5hb 5 років тому +167

    if someone called me "baka" I would never take it seriously cuz... its pronunciation is very cute XD c'mon

    • @denumelon841
      @denumelon841 4 роки тому +41

      w-what are you saying b-baka

    • @yigitylmaz3609
      @yigitylmaz3609 4 роки тому +46

      i-its not supposed to cute, y-you baka (>////

    • @omaralsaadi1751
      @omaralsaadi1751 4 роки тому +5

      Baka na no? ~kayo hinazuki

    • @milkoohun
      @milkoohun 4 роки тому +1

      I FELT THAT DJSGHD

    • @saragarofano9727
      @saragarofano9727 4 роки тому +7

      Ba-baka sen-senpai...
      My inner weeb re emerged

  • @pauljs75
    @pauljs75 4 роки тому +9

    I figure there must be some idiomatic things like "That person is about as smart as a box of rocks." Surprised there weren't really many examples of that.

  • @RegenerationOfficial
    @RegenerationOfficial 5 років тому +38

    I like the bureaucratic way of telling you that you did your best and thats why you are fired...

  • @thebiglotgamerxd1392
    @thebiglotgamerxd1392 5 років тому +851

    How Japanese actually insult each other:
    First Japanese: *omae wa mou shindeiru*
    Second Japanese: *NANI?!*

    • @Leonhart619
      @Leonhart619 5 років тому +72

      Man of culture

    • @hector1404
      @hector1404 5 років тому +41

      Actually they say it
      with their eyes, lol.

    • @lifeman2k22
      @lifeman2k22 5 років тому +7

      What anime is that line from?

    • @thebiglotgamerxd1392
      @thebiglotgamerxd1392 5 років тому +23

      The Dodo
      Fist of the North Star, it’s a legendary anime.

    • @kjn3350
      @kjn3350 5 років тому +6

      @@lifeman2k22 Naruto, obviously. Some people!

  • @40088922
    @40088922 4 роки тому +19

    - ... well, that's a nice talk we had, but hey, this is my station!
    - you'll *get off* ?
    - so, you've chosen death...

  • @kombijr
    @kombijr 4 роки тому +19

    Lmao I didn’t think he would actually say the English insults 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @carloscorona3143
      @carloscorona3143 4 роки тому +1

      I didn't expect him to say Spanish insults either

  • @Webberjo
    @Webberjo 5 років тому +173

    I think it's a great idea to teach people how to insult others in their own language. That way people who want to, can, and people who don't want to will be wary of it.

    • @tomtinker8220
      @tomtinker8220 5 років тому +24

      i'd say the same thing for a very different reason: how to avoid being offensive and understand serious circumstances. people will choose to be rude if they really want to.

    • @vidard9863
      @vidard9863 5 років тому +2

      The problem is that as I will likely not be anywhere near fluent enough to avoid insulting literally everyone I deal with in Japan... Knowing the social status of everyone in the room plus learning the polite and casual version of the language... It just won't happen.

    • @MyuFoxable
      @MyuFoxable 5 років тому

      Might be why Japanese tend to be quite among strangers.

    • @rasputin3879
      @rasputin3879 5 років тому

      Dude,
      This is soo subtle that most people won´t even notice or care. From what I learned from others it´s best DON´T learn because you will be insulted ever time.
      MyuFoxable,
      I would choose the word BORING.

    • @MyuFoxable
      @MyuFoxable 5 років тому

      Rasputin 38,
      I am sure you would...

  • @Neseku
    @Neseku 5 років тому +896

    ᴺᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵇᵘʸ ᵃ ᵏᵉʸᵇᵒᵃʳᵈ ᵒᶠᶠ ᵒᶠ ᵃ ᶜʰᶦᶰᵉˢᵉ ʷᵉᵇˢᶦᵗᵉ

    • @Hwyadylaw
      @Hwyadylaw 5 років тому +30

      What's up with all the users with JC avatars?
      Maybe my vision is just augmented

    • @Neseku
      @Neseku 5 років тому +7

      @@Hwyadylaw Search up Maximilianmus on YT and that'll explain it all

    • @Hwyadylaw
      @Hwyadylaw 5 років тому +6

      @@Neseku
      I was considering joining the movement, but I guess I've changed my mind now

    • @ame-kc1si
      @ame-kc1si 5 років тому +25

      ᴹᵞ ᴷᴱᵞᴮᴼᴬᴿᴰ ᴵˢ ᶠᴵᴺᴱ ᴵ ᵀᴴᴵᴺᴷ

    • @gbormann71
      @gbormann71 5 років тому

      How often do you get locked out of an account with such a keyboard?

  • @YouTubeLate
    @YouTubeLate 4 роки тому +59

    I just imagine the insults to be all Dio Brando-like.

  • @RivanoInz_
    @RivanoInz_ 5 років тому +49

    In Indonesia we used "Anjing" which means "Dog" very often to a person or when something going wrong/when you angry. And its one of rudest word you can say. But its okay and normal when you say it to your close friends 😂

    • @stevehapp
      @stevehapp 4 роки тому +1

      goblog

    • @howtogitgud
      @howtogitgud 4 роки тому +2

      In Malaysia, we either use "Babi" or roughly translated as pig or Anjing too to insult, or we just copy off "goblok" from Indonesian and "Puta" from Philippines.

    • @yves_jotres
      @yves_jotres 4 роки тому +1

      @@howtogitgud really?does Malaysian said "goblok" often? What a suprising info 😂

    • @howtogitgud
      @howtogitgud 4 роки тому

      @@yves_jotres so far in my region yes, i don't know other.

    • @user-ns9fz2we7k
      @user-ns9fz2we7k 4 роки тому

      Rivano Inz Interesting. The Word "Baka"(馬鹿) is composed of 馬(horse) and 鹿(deer)

  • @dennis-qu7bs
    @dennis-qu7bs 5 років тому +82

    Unfortunate choice of verb. 'to get off' has another meaning in slang English. It means 'to have sex' or 'to cop off' lol

    • @carloscardova4221
      @carloscardova4221 5 років тому +4

      Or to have the "pleasure",
      of seeing and hearing another entertain
      interestingly to the point where it is so
      funny it's so silly , like, I get off on this
      shit all the time.

    • @mykedavis5444
      @mykedavis5444 5 років тому

      sorry man if you are going to try and explain our language to others get it right. it means to ejaculate

  • @thomasrad5202
    @thomasrad5202 5 років тому +54

    8:23 "Hey, you, please get off" INSULT LEVEL: JAPANESE

    • @littlefishbigmountain
      @littlefishbigmountain 4 роки тому +9

      Almost as impolite as the Canadian, “I would appreciate it if you got off now.”

  • @aizensosuke1491
    @aizensosuke1491 5 років тому +26

    I just came here to defend myself in japan 🤷‍♂️

  • @mikoajsliwinski9954
    @mikoajsliwinski9954 5 років тому

    Awesome video. I love how direct you are, it really helps to understand.

  • @diremolt8251
    @diremolt8251 5 років тому +123

    I just died after he said hijo de puta and puta madre. what a legend.

    • @AnaVlzq
      @AnaVlzq 5 років тому +9

      I really don't expected that, I laughed way too harder than necessary

    • @nautk3957
      @nautk3957 4 роки тому +5

      @Framework333 ok

    • @diremolt8251
      @diremolt8251 4 роки тому

      Framework333 cool

    • @KingKrow.
      @KingKrow. 4 роки тому

      🤣🤣

    • @swf_buccellati2098
      @swf_buccellati2098 4 роки тому +2

      Framework333 Bro I despise you, I hate you, homie

  • @martigo7152
    @martigo7152 5 років тому +26

    OMG even insulting is over-ENGINEERED.

  • @sadiewinters6394
    @sadiewinters6394 4 роки тому

    I used to take Japanese in school for 6 years and was pretty decent, but then I stopped studying japanese for a few years and wasurechatta all my kotoba :,(. I cannot even tell you how helpful and entertaining all your videos are. They're helping me remember so much and also teaching me a lot of new things. Thank you!

  • @KivijoCutiePie
    @KivijoCutiePie 3 роки тому

    You put it so well! I will use this video as a reference when people ask me next time 😝

  • @user-th1wj2su2m
    @user-th1wj2su2m 5 років тому +13

    What a very beautifully designed language, Insulting someone while still respecting each other.

    • @epitaphboi4816
      @epitaphboi4816 4 роки тому +2

      Kenji Wolf Sounds pretty fucking boring

  • @UditENG-xi4pu
    @UditENG-xi4pu 5 років тому +64

    1:16 look at that smile 😂😂

  • @yuutasan7410
    @yuutasan7410 3 роки тому

    You explain so well I really appreciate it

  • @robertovictor8852
    @robertovictor8852 5 років тому

    One of d best videos actually.. fun and educative

  • @Verattic
    @Verattic 5 років тому +53

    “We get off”, oh yes we do Yuta, yes we do

  • @Draxis32
    @Draxis32 5 років тому +41

    This video is so funny. Damn i'm in tears here. When the Japanese have to rely on verbal forms to be "insulting". At the "oriru, baka!" I almost lost it.
    It's so silly it's hilarious. The worst you can throw at someone is "Get off stupid!". Damn that's just my everyday grandma way of speaking! You should see some angry Irish person, now they'll give you the full extent of the insulting part of English.

    • @RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77
      @RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77 5 років тому +5

      Dude someone saying that is probably seconds away from punching or being punched by their interlocutor. It's extremely rude. It sounds silly if you translate it literally but so would trying to translate "motherfucker" into Japanese.

    • @electricfishfan7159
      @electricfishfan7159 9 місяців тому

      I’m going out on a limb and guessing that an accurate translation would be more like, “leave you f*cking moron!” since it’s meant to be plausibly intimidating. Many english curses basically amount to amplifiers and serve a similar purpose in daily conversation as lowering formality towards someone/something.

  • @darrinbrunner6429
    @darrinbrunner6429 3 роки тому

    This was fascinating to me. Thank you.

  • @yoyojae77
    @yoyojae77 2 роки тому

    Fascinating ... and the comments had me in stitches 😂😂

  • @lloydmeadors
    @lloydmeadors 5 років тому +35

    You should do a video about language that gets censored on TV in Japan.
    The most confusing word I have heard bleeped on TV is clitoris. It's the correct name of that part of the anatomy so why is it bleeped (the correct anatomical Japanese name is 陰核 インカク inkaku) but still, people can say penis on TV here (or at least I've heard it)

  • @Audiojack_
    @Audiojack_ 5 років тому +129

    That's funny how you can be so insulting just by not being very polite. While languages like for example my native, finnish, is not very polite to begin with. We don't even have a word like "please" that we would commonly use.

    • @ujfu2011
      @ujfu2011 5 років тому +2

      does Finnish have sexually related insults as well?

    • @Audiojack_
      @Audiojack_ 5 років тому +10

      Some similar to words like wanker, dick, whore, asshole and so on. One of the most common swear words is vittu which means "pussy" but it's not an insult.

    • @ujfu2011
      @ujfu2011 5 років тому +2

      ty for reply

    • @Kr4zYm0f0
      @Kr4zYm0f0 5 років тому +1

      Vittu!

    • @tyynymyy7770
      @tyynymyy7770 5 років тому +10

      You should use conditional and suffixes like "-han" to be polite in Finnish. It just works differently than in English and many other languages. Yes, there isn't any proper equivalent for "please" but there are many other ways to imply politeness.

  • @michelebenedetti7507
    @michelebenedetti7507 4 роки тому +5

    it's ironic how in eastern to change the way you insult you have to reduce the politeness of a sentence.
    while in Italian you sound rude if you don't use the polite form but it's not that insulting, to insult in Italian you have to add direct insults and or blasphemy (it's pretty common).
    in English instead there si little to no difference between polite and unpolite sentences, and to insult you have to add direct insults and curse words.

    • @danktoasties8488
      @danktoasties8488 4 роки тому +1

      In Australia to know the difference between whether you're being insulted or not you have to see if they're smiling or angry, because we swear at our mates casually here for a laugh. It's all in the tone of voice

  • @dojoratzstudios7492
    @dojoratzstudios7492 4 роки тому

    Great explanation!

  • @tsukigalleta
    @tsukigalleta 5 років тому +15

    Been trying to explain this for years to people whenever I'm making a manga translation and nobody believed me, LOL!

    • @kaos2317
      @kaos2317 5 років тому +4

      Understood. I have the same problem trying to tell non-Japanese there are NO JAPANESE CUSS WORDS. They simply won't believe it and those who watch anime point to the sub-titles and say " oh yeah?"

    • @tsukigalleta
      @tsukigalleta 5 років тому +3

      Yeah, subtitles are gold for fans, specially English subtitles, who knows why. A friend was translating an anime into Spanish based on its English subtitles, and no matter how many times I told him "suki da" meant "I love you" in that context, he kept insisting the right translation was "I like you" because that's what the subtitles said....

  • @GuillaumeDrolet
    @GuillaumeDrolet 5 років тому +39

    lol that reminded me when I was in Japan with an old man and we were driving in a car and I was asking him about Japanese curse words and, as he was teaching me them, I had the feeling he was really enjoying repeating them with me :P Like kind of blowing off some steam or relaxing. it was a lot of fun
    also, it's also great to know that, all around the world, internet brings out the worst in all of us :D
    that was a great episode, great content. I end up watching mostly your interview type videos but I also really enjoy the more language educational ones like that.

    • @MorfsPrower
      @MorfsPrower 5 років тому +2

      I always figure that while the internet is an insulting and raw place, at the same time it makes us stronger and gives us the practice we normally wouldn't get in person in case someone truly belligerent shows up and causes a ruckus.
      I'm no fan of confrontation, but likewise I can't wait for the day someone does. It'll be NUTS.

  • @ink1018
    @ink1018 4 роки тому

    i've always seen being polite as being casual and acting like your their best friend. Well atleast where i'm from. Thanks for teaching me this even though i will most likely never use these words.

  • @heretic124
    @heretic124 4 роки тому +11

    Starting to learn new language by learning the insults first. Classic.